Kitchen utensil.



L. M. KLINKA.

KITCHEN UTENSIL.

APPLICATION FILED 8.10.1915.

1,235,038. Patented July 31, 1917.

LUCIE M. KLINKA, 0F MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN.

KITCHEN UTENSIL.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 31, 191'7.

Application filed April 10, 1915. Serial No. 20,373.

To all whom it may concern: I

Be it known that I, LUCIE M. KLINKA, a citizen of the United States, residing at Milwaukee, county of Milwaukee, and State of Wisconsin, have invented new and useful Improvements in Kitchen Utensils, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in kitchen utensils.

The object of my invention is to provide a handy implement for general kitchen use, the same being adapted for scraping or cleanin cooking utensils either directly or indireci ly through a fabric for which the utensil serves as a holder. My invention is also designed to serve as a lifter for stove lids, cooking vessels and the like, and also as a convenient implement for scraping articles of food, cleaning crevices and corners of woodwork, or operating a mop over the .surface thereof.

In the drawings- Figure 1 is a perspective view of a kitchen utensil embodying my invention.

Fig. 2 is a plan view of the same.

Fi 3 is a longitudinal sectional view, showing the means whereby the tool is employed as a holder for a dish mop or other piece-of fabric used for cleaning or washing purposes.

Like parts are identified by the same reference characters throughout the several views.

The holder is provided with a shank A, which is preferably U-shape in cross section with the side walls or flanges flattened outwardly at one end to form with the back a flat scra ing blade B. The other end portion D o the tool is slightly curved, crossing the axis of the back portion of the shank A, and the side walls d, d, converge and form with the backa blunt point E, said side walls being drawn slightly inwardly toward each other as shown in Fig. 2.

The back of the tool is provided with a hole F, preferably located substantially at the junction of the portions A and D. Another hole G is formed in the back of the tool, substantially at the junction of the shank portion A withthe fiat scraping portion B. Both ends of the tool are preferably cut off squarely, z. e. at right angles to the line or axis of the back of the shank.

The edges of the members or side flanges d, d, are adapted to serve as scra ing edges. These edges are laterally curved ut extend at an angle to the shank portion A to facilitate applying with respect to the bottom of a cookin vessel. The scraper B may also be applie to the walls of a cooking utensil, either the end or the side margms being adapted to serve as scraping edges. When desired, these edges of the member B may be covered by a piece of fabric H, ohe corner or one end of which may be inserted through the hole G to facilitate retention. The fabric may also be grasped by the hand of the user in taking hold of the shank ortion A.

If desired also a piece 0 fabric may be gathered and inserted between the side flanges of the member A and then drawn toward the tapered end of the tool, whereby the fabric will be wedged between the inturned side flanges d, d, the fabric being then passed over the point E of the tool and constituting a mop I, as clearly shown in Fig. 3, the hole F being employed when desired to receive a mop I therethrough to assist in its operative retention. Where a piece of fabric is employed to cover either the point E of the tool or the fiat scraping blade B, the tool maybe used for cleaning corners and crevices of furniture or upon the walls and woodwork of a dwelling. In fact, the tool will be found adaptable for a great variety of uses, which will suggest themselves to the ordinary householder.

I claim- 1. A cleaning utensil for household use comprising a tapered sheet metal plate, folded upon itself longitudinally from near the wider end to the narrower end, and constituting a tool having a rounded back and side flanges, the margins of which are adapted to serve as scraping edges, said side flanges converging each toward the other and tapering substantially to a point at the smaller end, and the back being provided with an aperture near said point whereby a piece of fabric may be engaged in said aperture, folded over the pointed end of the tool and anchored between the converging side flanges by drawing the fabric toward the point of the tool in the channel between said anges.

2. A cleaning utensil for household use comprising a tapered sheet metal plate, folded upon itself longitudinally from near the wider end to the narrower end, and constituting a tool having a rounded back and side flanges, the margins of which are adapted to serve as scraping edges, said side flanges converging each toward the other and tapering substantially to a point at the smaller end, and the back being provided with an aperture near said point whereby a piece of fabric ma be engaged in said aperture, folded over the pointed end of the tool and anchored between the converging side flanges by drawing the fabric toward the point of the tool in the channel between said 10 flanges, the pointed end of the tool being also curved across the longitudinal axis of the back in a plane extending between the side flanges.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

LUCIE M. KLINKA.

Witnesses:

LEVERETI' C. WHEELER, IRMA D. BREMER. 

